Decomposing changes in wage distributions: A unified approach;La décomposition des changements dans les distributions de salaires : Une approche unifée

Canadian Journal of Economics

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 646-688

  Lemieux, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; METHODOLOGY; WAGE;

ALBERTA; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 2142774105     PISSN: 00084085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1540-5982.00149     Document Type: Article

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